The country ranked 32nd globally in 2026, an improvement from 29th place in 2025…reports Asian Lite News
Egypt has improved its standing in the Global Terrorism Index, moving from the medium to the low risk category, according to the country’s cabinet media center.
The country ranked 32nd globally in 2026, an improvement from 29th place in 2025, reflecting a positive shift in its overall terrorism classification.
The index, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, measures terrorism levels across 163 countries based on four key indicators — the number of terrorist incidents, fatalities, injuries, and hostages recorded in a given year.
Meanwhile, Sub-Saharan Africa remains a global hotspot for terrorism, with six of the world’s ten most terror-affected countries located in the region. However, 2025 brought rare signs of progress, as deaths from terrorism fell by 23.5 per cent and incidents dropped by nearly 28 per cent compared to the previous year. Eighteen countries recorded improvements, while only four saw conditions worsen.
The most significant gains were recorded in the Central Sahel, where Burkina Faso and Mali both saw sharp declines in terrorist activity. Deaths in Burkina Faso have fallen nearly 45 per cent over the past two years, dropping from 1,532 to 846. Analysts attribute the decline to a tactical shift by armed extremist groups, who have moved away from direct attacks toward economic blockades and other strategies aimed at undermining state capacity.
Somalia and Cameroon also recorded notable improvements. Somalia saw a 14 per cent drop in deaths and a 52 per cent fall in injuries, though al-Shabaab remains a powerful force, making significant territorial gains and carrying out an assassination attempt on the nation’s president. In Cameroon, deaths plummeted from 222 to 81 — a 64 per cent reduction — driven largely by a fall in Boko Haram attacks, which dropped from 77 to 43.
Against the broader trend of improvement, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo experienced alarming rises in terrorist violence. In Nigeria, terrorism-related deaths jumped by more than 46 per cent, with incidents rising by nearly 43 per cent. Boko Haram and ISWAP were responsible for 80 per cent of all terrorism-related fatalities in the country. ISWAP attacks surged dramatically, rising 360 per cent from 20 to 92 incidents in a single year. Ongoing territorial disputes between extremist factions and economic instability driving recruitment have been identified as key factors behind the escalating violence.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo entered the list of the world’s ten most terror-affected countries for the first time, rising four places on the Global Terrorism Index. Terrorism deaths climbed nearly 28 per cent, with much of the violence driven by the IS-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces. The group exploited the Congolese military’s focus on combating the M23 rebel movement to intensify attacks across Ituri and North Kivu provinces, targeting rural Christian communities through mass killings, abductions, and arson. Among the deadliest incidents were a funeral attack that killed 71 people in September and a church massacre that claimed 43 lives in July. Joint counter-operations between Uganda and the DRC failed to contain the violence and may have pushed fighters deeper into Congolese territory.
